NEWARK, N.J. - Guard Lamont Middleton and forward Austin
Witter made the best of their respective homecomings as they led the North
Carolina A&T men's basketball team to a 76-71 win over New Jersey Institute
of Technology at the Fleisher Athletic Center. The win was the Aggies first
non-conference road win over a non-HBCU since they defeated DePaul on Nov. 24,
2007.

Middleton, a Bronx, N.Y.,
native, scored 17 of his game-high 24 points in the second half, while
Witter (Princeton Junction, N.J.) finished with a career-high 13 rebounds and
eight blocks. Witter was one block shy of tying the school record, which was
set by his former teammate Thomas Coleman on Jan. 14, 2008 against Coppin
State.

"His family was at the game, and he did a nice job of coming
out with a lot of effort tonight," said A&T head coach Cy Alexander about
Witter's performance. "That's the type of performance we need from him at all
times. He was a very strong defensive
presence in the middle. Plus, he was on the boards, which allowed us to get out
in transition."

While Witter made things complicated for the Highlanders on
the defensive end, Middleton's aggressiveness on offense helped the Aggies
overcome a 41-36 halftime deficit. The Aggies (4-6) outscored the Highlanders 22-6
in a 12-minute span between the 18-minute and six-minute marks of the second
half. Middleton's 3-pointer with 7:39 to play gave the Aggies a 57-50 lead. He
then hit two free throws to put the Aggies ahead by nine.

After a P.J. Miller free throw for NJIT, Middleton drove the
lane and found a wide open Adrian Powell in the corner. Powell's three gave the
Aggies their biggest lead of the game at 62-51 with 6:11 to play as the
Highlanders were forced to call timeout.

"It was a very good homecoming for Lamont too," said
Alexander, who saw Middleton score tie a season high while dishing out four
assists. Middleton also made 12 of 14 free throws.

"There shouldn't be a game he doesn't some kind of way get
10 to 15 shots the way he can attack the basket," Alexander added. "He's very
good at drawing fouls. I thought him and (guard) Jeremy Underwood stepped up to
the challenge defensively as well."

Over the first 14 minutes of the second half, the
Highlanders (5-5) scored only 10 points. Alexander credited his assistant coach
Odell Witherspoon for an excellent scouting report and the Aggies down-the-ball
screens, which pinned Highlanders to the sidelines, where the Aggies were able
to trap. The Highlanders shot just 34.3 percent in the second half.

Three-point shooter
Ryan Miller had 23 points, but the Highlanders other two prolific guards -
Miller and Chris Flores - were only a combined 7-for-23 as Miller had six and
Flores had 15. NJIT did make a run as Woods' jumper from the free throw line
cut the Aggies lead to 69-64 with 1:40 remaining. But the Aggies kept NJIT from
getting any closer by hitting 3 out of 4 free throws. After Quentin Bastian
scored on a layup, the Aggies broke the Highlanders' press and clinched the win
as Witter broke open for a wide open dunk.

A&T's Powell had 16 and DaMetrius Upchurch added 11 off
the Aggies' bench. The Aggies win was their second on the season. They only had
four road wins last season.

"This was a great road win for us because this team has
beaten some good teams," said Alexander about a NJIT team that beat Army. "I
thought our young men really stepped up to the challenge in the second half defensively."

The Aggies will head up the street to face Seton Hall Sunday
afternoon at 1.

Notes: Lamont
Middleton tied a season-high with 24 points...He also made a season-high 12 free
throws on a season-high 14 attempts...A&T's Adrian Powell has scored 45
points in his last two games...The Aggies played for the first time in 12 days...The
Aggies held their fifth opponent to under 40 percent shooting.